Vehicle opener



May 30, 1944.

A. PIETROBON VEHICLE OPENER Filed March 10, 1943 I In uentar JZZZ'ZPzirafiow .1 W and 40% #W EM?! Patented May 30, 1944 VEHICLE; OPENERAttil Pietrobon, Allentown, Pa., assignor of onehalf to John F. Stine,Jr., Allentown, Pa.

Application March 10, 1943, Serial No. 478,732

2 Claims.

ating the lever to inoperative position after it has been released bythe latch.

Other objects of the invention are to provide an opening device of thecharacter described which will be comparatively simple in construction,strong, durable, highly efiicient and reliable in use, compact, andwhich may be manufactured at low cost.

All of the foregoing and still further objects and advantages of theinvention will become apparent from a study of the followingspecification, taken in connection with the accompanying drawing whereinlike characters of reference designate corresponding parts throughoutthe several views, and wherein:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a device constructed in accordancewith the present invention.

Figure 2 is an elevational view, looking at the inner side of a portionof an automobile door, showin the device inserted and engaged with theventilator lock.

Figure 8 is a top plan view thereof, showing the door in horizontalsection.

Referrin now to the drawing in detail, it will be seen that theembodiment of the invention which has been illustrated comprises ametallic rod I of suitable length and diameter. Projecting in oppositedirections from the ends of the rod I and integral therewith areoppositely angled arms 2.

The arms 2 terminate, at their free ends, in reversed, integral fingers3 which parallel the rod l. The angle portions of the arms 2 are formedto provide substantially flat plates or enlargements 4.

A portion of an automobile door is designated by reference numeral 5.The door 5 is equipped with a horizontally swinging ventilator 6comprising a metallic frame I. A locking lever 8 secures the ventilator6 in closed position. The locking lever 8 is releasably secured inoperative or looking position through the medium of a spring-actuatedlatch button 9. A sealing gasket or Weatherstrip ID of resilient rubberis provided in the door 5 for the ventilator 6.

It is thought that the manner of using the device will be readilyapparent from a consideration of the foregoing. Briefly, one of the arms2, with the portions 3 and 4 thereon, is manipulated between theventilator frame 1 and the resilient Weatherstrip l0 and inserted in thevehicle from the outside thereof. The plate 4 is engaged with the latchbutton 9 and the finger 3 is engaged beneath the locking lever 8. The

instrument is then pulled outwardly for actuating the spring-pressedlatch 9 to inoperative position, thus releasing the locking lever 8. Therod l is then rotated for swinging the arm 2 upwardly, thus actuatingthe locking lever 8 to inoperative position for releasing the ventilator6 which, of course, may then be readily swung to open position. Ones armmay then be inserted in the vehicle through the open ventilator forunlocking the door in the usual manner. The oppositely projecting arms 2are for the right and left hand doors of the vehicle. When one of thearms 2 is being inserted in the vehicle, the other of said armsfunctions as a handle for manipulating the instrument.

It is believed that the many advantages of an opening device constructedin accordance with the present invention will be readily understood, andalthough a preferred embodiment of said device is as illustrated anddescribed, it is to be understood that changes in the details ofconstruction and in the combination and arrangement of parts may beresorted to which will fall within the scope of the invention asclaimed.

What is claimed is:

1. An opener for vehicle ventilators of the type including a lockinglever and a retaining latch therefor, comprising a rod insertibl in thevehicle adjacent the ventilator, an arm extending laterally from one endof the rod, the arm having a wide intermediate member engageable withthe latch for actuating same to inoperative position when the rod ispulled outwardly of the vehicle, an inwardly projecting element on thefree endoi the arm engageable with the locking lever for actuating sameto inoperative position upon rotating the rod while holding the latchreleased by the intermediate member of the arm, and a handle member onthe other end of the rod for pulling and rotating it.

2. An opener for vehicle ventilators of the type including a lockinglever and a retaining latch therefor, comprising a rod insertible in thevehicle adjacent the ventilator and having a laterally extending arm onone end, the arm having a wide intermediate portion engageable with thelatch for actuating same to inoperative position when the rod is pulledoutwardly of the vehicle, and a finger on the free end portion of thearm extending toward the other end of and substantially paralleling therod, said finger being engageable beneath the lever for actuating sameto inoperative position upon rotating the rod while holding the latchreleased by the intermediate portion of the arm, and a handle member onthe other end of the rod for pulling and rotating it.

AT'IIL PIETROBON.

